Beyond BMI: cardiometabolic measures as predictors of impulsivity and white matter changes in adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is characterized by cardiometabolic and neurocognitive changes. However, how these two factors relate to each other in this population is unknown. We tested the association that cardiometabolic measures may have with impulse behaviors and white matter microstructure in adolescents with and without an excess weight. One hundred and eight adolescents (43 normal-weight and 65 overweight/obesity; 11-19 years old) were medically and psychologically (Temperament Character Inventory Revised, Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire-R18, Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II, Stroop Color and Word Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Kirby Delay Discounting Task) evaluated. A subsample of participants (n = 56) underwent a brain magnetic resonance imaging acquisition. In adolescents, higher trigly

SUBMITTER: Prunell-Castane A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10147758 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature